John Dupuis Cobbold (11 March 1861, Ipswich – 12 June 1929, Ipswich) was a member of the

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...

based Cobbold family. John was born at The Cliff, Ipswich. He was the son of

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and Adele Harriette Dupuis, daughter of George Dupuis, vice-provost of

Eton College Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, C ...

, where he was educated from 1874 to 1879. Here he played

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, winning several school contests becoming Keeper of Rackets for 1878–79. On 24 August 1897 he presented the Racecourse Recreation Ground to the Ipswich Borough. He was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1901. He was

Mayor of Ipswich Ipswich was created a Borough in 1200 by charter of King John.Text of charter (translated into English) and image of 1200 Town Seal, see Wodderspoon, J., ''Memorials of the Ancient Town of Ipswich'' (Pawsey (Ipswich): Longman, Brown, Green & Lon ...

, 1914-15. He joined Ipswich Fine Art Club in 1913 and remained a member until 1928 despite not exhibiting. He died at

Holywells Park, Ipswich Holywells Park is a public park in Ipswich, England situated between Nacton Road and Cliff Lane, near to the Ipswich Waterfront. History Tools from the stone age have been found on the site, as well as bronze age axes and Roman coins. In the ...

on 12 June 1929 aged 68 and is buried in the graveyard of St Martin's church,

Trimley St Martin Trimley St. Martin is a parish and village that lies between the rivers Orwell and the Deben, on the long narrow tongue of land from Ipswich to Felixstowe referred to as the Colneis Hundred. The village, and its neighbour Trimley St. Mary, are ...

, Suffolk.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cobbold, John Dupuis 1861 births 1929 deaths High Sheriffs of Suffolk Mayors of Ipswich, Suffolk John Dupuis People educated at Eton College